Prior Scientific ready for the Chariots of Fire 2018

Aug 29th 2018

Two teams from Prior Scientific are set to race in this years Chariots Of Fire event on Sunday 16th September 2018. The charity race which started in 1992 and has seen roughly 38,000 runners racing against each other in teams over the years. This years 1.7 mile course will take place through the grounds of two of the City’s historic colleges Trinity College and King’s College.

The charity race has raised over £1 million to date and this year the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) has been named the official charity for 2018.

This isn’t Priors first time entering the Chariots of Fire race and Dave Burkin (Research and Design Engineer) has lead many teams over the years starting back in 2011, “This is a fun event for people of all abilities to have a go, and one reason we enter every year”.

The event is a fantastic opportunity to enter and get together with work colleagues or friends and have fun, whilst raising money at the same time. The race will be started this year by Double Olympic gold medalist and World Champion rower Tom James, MBE.